Gandhi’s life on show in UK

WITH a special focus on Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary, the India Pavilion at the London Book Fair is displaying the digitised version of the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi and titles on Indian culture, history and folklore.

An interactive digital media experience on the life and times of Gandhi, the Statue of Unity, and India’s other major achievements are also showcased at the pavilion, the Information Ministry said on Wednesday.

A seminar on making the print and electronic versions of The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi will also be organised, it added.

Information Ministry Joint Secretary Vikram Sahay and Publications Division director-general Sadhana Rout inaugurated the pavilion on Tuesday.

The 48th edition of the fair, at the London Olympia, will conclude on Thursday.

The fair sees the participation of about 60 countries regularly, with a gathering of more than 25 000 publishing professionals.